Laptops, Smartphones Top US Consumers' Holiday Wish Lists

News - November 14th, 2018

Today’s topics include a Swagbucks survey anticipating shopping trends for this holiday season, and Panasonic updating its Toughbook 31 with a faster CPU and more memory.
According to a new survey of 1,000 U.S. adults and 500 teens conducted online by Swagbucks, a rewards- and loyalty-program company, when it comes to choosing between an iPhone and a Samsung Galaxy smartphone this holiday season, 32 percent of adults said they would choose a Samsung phone, while 51 percent of teens would pick an iPhone.
Swagbucks also found that women most want the iPhone XS Max, while men want the Galaxy S10.
However, the No. 1 electronic gift on the wish lists of adults this year is not a phone, but a computer or laptop. A new smartphone is No. 2, followed by a TV. Teens, on the other hand, want a new smartphone, followed by a computer or laptop, and then a tablet.
When asked which non-electronic gift they want, teens and parents agreed on gift cards.